The winter solstice (December 21) has been designated as a day to commemorate the deaths of our community members without homes who passed away on the streets of OC, many of whom have no family to honor their lives and memorialize them. In 2020, the total number of homeless people who passed away in OC was 330. This year we are expected to exceed that number. Read this Daily Pilot article to learn more.
Tuesday night, there will be two observances offered:
Homeless Persons Inter-religious Memorial Service at 7pm at the Catholic Diocese in Garden Grove.
The Longest Night Virtual Candlelight Vigil beginning at 5:00pm. Registration is required to receive the link.
Flyers and more information about both programs are included under Community Events listed below.
3rd ANNUAL SHABBAT AND K'NISHMAS BY THE SHORE - December 24 at 6pm
Don't miss JCoOC's 3rd annual "Shabbat and K'nishmas by the Shore" with Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, Dale Schatz and Jason Feddy. K'nishmas melodies will be interwoven into a lively and entertaining Shabbat evening service. Join us on Zoomor Facebook.
TOMORROW NIGHT, DECEMBER 18th
Concert Featuring Chamber Music OC Perfoming on Violins of Hope
Saturday, December 18 at 7:00pm MUSIC, MEMORY & PROMISE CONCERT JCoOC, in partnership with Chamber Music OC and Violins of Hope LA presents An Evening of Music, Memory, and Promise. Proceeds from the performance will benefit JCoOC's Jewish community arts partnerships and initiatives and CMOC's Irv Weinstein Scholarship Memorial Fund. To learn more and reserve tickets, please click here. The performance can also be enjoyed virtually.
Monday, December 20th at 9:30am (PST) ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE Rabbi David Lazar has extended our series Piety, Politics and Prophecy: The Surprising Book of Daniel, exploring the intertextual references between the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation. To learn more and view recordings of previous classes from this series click here. Join on Zoom or Facebook. Access the source sheet for this coming Monday's class here.
Tuesday, December 21 at 7:00pm (PST)
CIRCLE OF HOPE & HEALING The Jewish Collaborative invites those who are navigating a path of grief to join us for our next vrtual Circle of Hope & Healing. This monthly gathering is an opportunity to share our respective journeys through grief toward healing. Learn more. Register here.
Friday, December 24 at 6:00pm (PST) SHABBAT AND K'NISHMAS BY THE SHORE Beloved musicians and all around great guys, Jason Feddy and Dale Schatz, join Rabbi Marcia Tilchin for our annual Shabbat and K'nishmas celebration. K'nishmas melodies will be interwoven into a lively and entertaining Shabbat evening service. Join on Zoom or Facebook.
COMMUNITY EVENTS December 17-21
Friday, December 17 at 7:00pm (PST) SOUL SPARK SHABBAT WITH TBEOC Soul Spark at Temple Beth El South Orange County is the creation of Cantor Natalie Young and Rabbi K'vod and features ensemble members cellist Steve Velez and percussionist Evan Wohl. This one-of-a-kind Shabbat evening service features contemplative music, meditation, and wisdom to ignite your soul! Click here to join the livestream on Facebook.
December 21 at 7:00pm in Garden Grove In partnership with the Orange County Interfaith Network, the annual Orange County Homeless Persons' Inter-Religious Memorial Service will take place at Christ Cathedral. This program held to honor and acknowledge the lives of our unhoused neighbors. Click here to view the flyer. This program may be attended in person or virtually. Click through to the flyer for links to attend online.
December 21 at 5:00pm
The Winter Solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere sinks into its deepest point of darkness, creates the longest night of the year. On this night, we commemorate the lives of our Orange County neighbors who died this past year without a permanent, safe, and secure place to call home. Click here to view the flyer.
Click here to register for the link to join online. Hosted by Hope 4 Restoration & Women Driver's Interfaith Group.
Through Sunday, December 19th at 11:59pm (PST) BRIGHT FUTURES ONLINE AUCTION Bid on a Costa Rica Super Host AirBnB stayJudaica, art, books, lessons, concert tickets, electronics and more. Proceeds will support the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees' work resettling newly arrived Afghan families. Click here to view the auction website.
The Jewish community is mobilizing nationwide to form HIAS Welcome Circles. In OC the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees is forming HIAS Welcome Circle volunteer groups who serve as private community sponsorship teams that will be trained and supported by HIAS and OCJCR to resettle Afghans evacuated in August, to build their new lives here in Orange County. Click here to learn more or call
Jackie Menter at 714-403-7251 with questions.
TheJewish Collaborative of Orange County is a creative, collaborative, and compassionate community mosaic dedicated to innovating and supporting local and national programming that enriches the landscape of Jewish life and encouraging individuals and families to connect their passions and purpose with Judaism.
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